Pioneering project uses drones to combat malaria in Tanzania
By Guardian Exclusive
28 November 2019 |
12:43 pm
Drones have taken to the skies over Zanzibar, spraying paddy fields with a solution that drowns mosquito pupae and larvae to fight malaria.
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